How Did You Honor 9-11-15?

My day... I was at the WTC site as a recently retired firefighter on a disability. From 9/12-9/15....and could not do anymore,,,,

On this day, I keep radios off, TV's off, as the slightest remembrance makes me cry like a baby! Too many funerals attended, people I knew who perished, guys in my Proby class, etc. They encouraged all retirees to turn out at funerals as the blue lines were thin with sometimes multiple funerals in a day!

My thanks to you again,,,, you have a heart of gold! I am still trying to "hustle" a Tee Shirt out of Engine 21 !! LOL

Respectfully,

Charles Haver'FDNY Retired

NEVER FORGET

PS-- went to the Memorial and Freedom Tower at the end of July 2015, simply amazing and well worth the wait! To see the Wall Street workers stand I/f/o of a name, make the sign of the cross, and say a prayer just raises the hair on your arms! Friends, family, all perished on these grounds...

Gabriel Lopez

I spend 9/11 marching from the WTC to Brooklyn with FDNY and go to a mass for the fallen brothers

Donna Hammond

Spent a lot of the day at my fire department with much honor and remembrance. Did some random acts of kindness and asked them to Always Remember and honor those lost and to pray for their families and friends. Spoke to some school children about 911. I was honored to be a relief worker afterwards and I will NEVER FORGET. Today I spoke on the radio and told them how proud I was of our country in the days and weeks afterward. I remember in November how much inspiration it gave me to see the Stars up for Christmas in NYC. I have collected stars every since and they are my daily reminder. The first one I purchased was a crystal star at the Empire State Building. I received my patches from a dear NY Firefighter friend who now lives here in North Carolina. Thanks for what you do...D. Hammond

Mark ColantonioWe had just gotten into work at 800am for the beginning of our 24 hour shift when after our usual morning coffee and "BS" a few of us went upstairs to change and also talk to some other guys in Group #2 hanging out..we were in the TV room when we were watching the beginning of this whole ordeal!!! We were all in shock and just sat there staring at the TV in disbelief...my LT heard the loud speaker saying that my piece was to go out drilling this morning with two other pieces when after he heard the announcement he called up the chief and blasted him for not be aware of what was going on and to stop being such an idiot for even telling us to go out to drill while this was going on!!!! We were just about 7 miles outside of Boston if that and if more attacks happened in there my piece was the mutual aide piece and we'd be going in there right off the bat!!! He blasted the chief then said put me off duty sick and went home pissed off even more on top of what was going on for the chiefs insensitivity!!! The rest of the shift we just sat and watched the TV almost the entire shift but more strangely was we didn't go on any calls the whole time nor did the medics!!! That entire shift was like in slow motion and what made it all real was hearing the F-16's flying over head almost every 15 minutes patrolling the skies over Boston for possible more terrorist attacks!! A few of our guys were part on FEMA and NEMA and got called to respond to NY almost immediately and with in 3-4 hours they were there on duty for weeks helping out...I watch all the documentaries on 9/11 every year and always see a new one or pick up new info every year I watch them. I recently retired from the NFD after 30 years of service from an on the job injury and operation but was denied by the same chief that was in charge during this tragic event hopefully no one will ever forget!! Its hard to describe my feelings watching this seeing those brave men and women both Fire, Police EMT's and civilians the way the all acted towards one another helping out strangers without a second thought and those FF's looking up at the Towers wondering what will they do to battle this unwinnable battle knowing it may be their last alarm!!! I plan to go back there again with my family to the waterfalls and to see all the new buildings a pay tribute to all those brave Americans that died and sacrificed their lives that day doing their jobs or saving thousands of others in Washington which were targets of the terrorists!!! God Bless America and to all in uniform keeping us save. Mark Colantonio, Retired Newton Fire Fighter

Terri Noland

In remembrance of all the fallen firefighters, I delivered homemade cookies and ice cream to my local fire stations. My husband was a firefighter for 34 years before retiring in 2006. I lost him in January 2015 from results of side effects of agent orange, from Vietnam. Firefighters are a family and serve our communities with honor every day.

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